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In early January 2016, I spent a few days in Lyon to explore the textile history of the town.
That was prompted by visiting the silk museum in Stockholm,
where I learned that Swedes had stolen all the mechanical secrets from Lyon!

Everything I heard and saw will not fit in a single reasonable write-up,
so I'll be dividing it up.
Here's a preliminary plan that will turn into an index,
of course highly subject to change as I write the parts!

History and social context

Why silk in Lyon?:
On the beginnings of the Fabrique, from François the First to the Roi Soleil, up to the French Revolution.

La Croix-Rousse:
Recentish story of the neighborhood which was basically a weaving factory in the 19th century.

What was a canut?:
Won't be the first nor the best explanation of it, but maybe a start for the curious!

What was a soyeux?:
The 1% of the days.

The various revolts:
And why the left-wing picking up slogans without digging is problematic.

The modern crisis and what and who is left:
Or "I was lucky to meet a daughter of a canut whose father gave up only in 1980".

Processing my thoughts on how this relates to my field :):
Expect Silicon Valley bashing, a criticism of the modern left-wing and anti-capitalism.